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(No Model.)

C. G. BLooM-BR.

GARD 1:"015, BUTTONS OR STUDS.

NO- 399,824V Patented Mar, 19, 1889.

INVENTU.

WITNESSEE N. PETERS. Ph'ulmljlhogmpher. Wnshingun. D. C.

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES G. BLOOMER, OF PAIVTUXET, RHODE ISLAND.

CARD FOR BUTTONS OR STUDS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 399,824, dated March19, y1889.

Application filed December 2l, 1888.

To all whom it may concern,.-

Beit known that I, CHARLES G. BLOOMER, of Pawtuxet, in the counties ofKent and Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented a new anduseful .I ewelers Card for Buttons or Studs; and I do hereby declarethat the following specification, taken in connection with the drawingsmaking a part of the same, is a full and exact description thereof.

Figure I is a front view of the card. Fig. 2 isa side view. Fig. 3 is arear view, with support removed. Fig'. 4 is a vertical section throughcent-er. Fig. 5 is a fragment showingmanner of exposing the button-hole.Fig. 6 is a section through button-hole, showing manner of inserting thebutton.

My invention relates more particularly to V cards for displaying buttonsor studs; and it consists in the construction and arrangement of deviceshereinafter described, whereby one or more of the buttons or studs maybe removed from the card without changing or disturbing the uniformposition of the remainder.

In the drawings, A is a piece of card-board of any desired shape,having' at the back a prop or support, B, which will enable it to belaced u on a showcase or counter in the D same manner as an easel.

To the back of the card A a circular card or disk, C, is pivoted so asto leave a narrow space between the two. In the card A, in the form of acircle, and just within the diameter of the disk C, is a series ofholes, D, for the reception of the buttons or studs E. The disk C isprovided with a slot, F, somewhat in the form of a circle, open upon oneside, and being of sufficient size to permit the passage of the buttonor stud when brought directly over it. The button-hole is omitted at thebottom of the circle over which space the slot F comes upon the finaladjustment of the parts.

Serial No. 294,267. (No specimens.)

The buttons may be inserted in the buttonholes in the card A in thefirst instance, and the disk C afterward secured and adjusted thereto,thus holding them in a uniform position. Commencing with the buttons inand the parts of the device in the position shown in Fig. 3, when it isdesired to remove a button the disk C is made to rotate until the slot Fcovers the iirst button, when the shoe being tipped it can be easilywithdrawn from the button-hole and from the card. By changing theposition of the disk C the slot F may be successively brought into theproper position and the buttons removed one by one in the same manner.

If it is desired after removing the button to return it to the cardagain the slot F is brought in a horizontal line with the buttonhole andthe button inserted, as will be readily understood, and secured by therotation of the disk C, bringing the slot F back to its originalposition, as shown in Fig. 3.

The face of the card A maybe ornamented with any design that may suitthe taste of the manufacturer. i

Vhat I claim as my invention7 and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-- A card for holding buttons or studs in a uniform position,consisting of a back, A, having' a series of button-holes, incombination with a rotary movable disk, C, pivoted thereto and having aslot, F, in the circumference thereof movable into positioncorresponding to each of the button-holes, the whole constructed andoperating in the manner substantially as described.

CHARLES G. BLOOMER.

A litnessesr THOMAS H. ADAMsoN, WALTER B. VINCENT.

